Operation Sheba
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Operation Sheba, also known as Operation Joshua, was a 1985 Israeli-organized airlift that rescued and relocated Ethiopian Jews from Sudan to Israel.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Operation Sheba canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2513943 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Sheba Context triple: [Operation Joshua, hasAlternativeName, Operation Sheba]
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A.
Operation Jericho
Operation Jericho was a daring low-level Allied air raid in 1944 targeting Amiens Prison in German-occupied France to breach its walls and free Resistance prisoners.
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B.
Operation Fustian
Operation Fustian was a World War II Allied airborne assault in July 1943 aimed at capturing the Primosole Bridge in Sicily during the Allied invasion of the island.
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C.
Operation Granby
Operation Granby was the codename for the United Kingdom’s military campaign during the 1990–1991 Gulf War against Iraq.
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D.
Operation Yiftach
Operation Yiftach was a 1948 Haganah military campaign in the Upper Galilee aimed at securing the area and its roads for the nascent State of Israel during the Arab–Israeli War.
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E.
Operation Dekel
Operation Dekel was a 1948 Arab–Israeli War military offensive in which Haganah forces captured key Arab towns and territory in the Galilee region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Sheba Target entity description: Operation Sheba, also known as Operation Joshua, was a 1985 Israeli-organized airlift that rescued and relocated Ethiopian Jews from Sudan to Israel.
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A.
Operation Jericho
Operation Jericho was a daring low-level Allied air raid in 1944 targeting Amiens Prison in German-occupied France to breach its walls and free Resistance prisoners.
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B.
Operation Fustian
Operation Fustian was a World War II Allied airborne assault in July 1943 aimed at capturing the Primosole Bridge in Sicily during the Allied invasion of the island.
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C.
Operation Granby
Operation Granby was the codename for the United Kingdom’s military campaign during the 1990–1991 Gulf War against Iraq.
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D.
Operation Yiftach
Operation Yiftach was a 1948 Haganah military campaign in the Upper Galilee aimed at securing the area and its roads for the nascent State of Israel during the Arab–Israeli War.
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E.
Operation Dekel
Operation Dekel was a 1948 Arab–Israeli War military offensive in which Haganah forces captured key Arab towns and territory in the Galilee region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airlift operation
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military operation ⓘ rescue mission ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Operation Joshua ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Ethiopian Jews in Sudan ⓘ |
| chronology | took place after exposure of Operation Moses ⓘ |
| conflict | Arab–Israeli conflict ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| destination | Israel ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupServed |
Ethiopian Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Beta Israel
|
| facetOf | Ethiopian Jewish aliyah ⓘ |
| follows | Operation Moses ⓘ |
| hasCause |
persecution of Ethiopian Jews in Sudan
ⓘ
refugee crisis of Ethiopian Jews ⓘ |
| hasContext |
civil unrest and famine in Ethiopia
ⓘ
refugee camps in Sudan ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
immigration of Ethiopian Jews to Israel
ⓘ
strengthening of Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| location |
Ethiopia
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Israel ⓘ Sudan ⓘ |
| method | military airlift ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sheba (biblical region) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Israeli-organized airlift from Sudan
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covert rescue of Ethiopian Jews ⓘ |
| organizer |
Israel Defense Forces
ⓘ
government of Israel ⓘ
surface form:
Israeli government
Israel ⓘ
surface form:
State of Israel
|
| participant |
Ethiopian Jews
ⓘ
Israel Defense Forces ⓘ Israeli Air Force ⓘ United States Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf |
Aliyah to Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
Aliyah of Ethiopian Jews to Israel
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| pointOfDeparture | Sudan ⓘ |
| purpose |
ensure safety of Ethiopian Jewish refugees
ⓘ
relocate Ethiopian Jews to Israel ⓘ rescue Ethiopian Jews from Sudan ⓘ |
| religionServed | Judaism ⓘ |
| significantEvent | airlift of Ethiopian Jews from Sudan to Israel ⓘ |
| startTime | 1985 ⓘ |
| temporalContext | 1980s ⓘ |
| typeOfRescue | humanitarian evacuation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Operation Sheba Description of subject: Operation Sheba, also known as Operation Joshua, was a 1985 Israeli-organized airlift that rescued and relocated Ethiopian Jews from Sudan to Israel.
Referenced by (2)
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